BACKGROUND: Families living with mental illness experience added burden and need information and support. AIM: This aim of this study was to explore the experiences of families living close to a depressed individual. METHODS: Eighteen persons were interviewed individually or in focus groups. Data was analysed using a grounded theory-inspired methodology. RESULTS: Most participants expressed a feeling of not living their own life, struggling to balance relationships, adapting to and re-evaluating their life circumstances, and struggling to voice their ill relatives' and their own needs. CONCLUSIONS: More can be done to help and sustain hope in the relatives of persons with depression.
BACKGROUND: Families living with mental illness experience added burden and need information and support. AIM: This aim of this study was to explore the experiences of families living close to a depressed individual. METHODS: Eighteen persons were interviewed individually or in focus groups. Data was analysed using a grounded theory-inspired methodology. RESULTS: Most participants expressed a feeling of not living their own life, struggling to balance relationships, adapting to and re-evaluating their life circumstances, and struggling to voice their ill relatives' and their own needs. CONCLUSIONS: More can be done to help and sustain hope in the relatives of persons with depression.
Authors: D A Perlick; J Gonzalez; L Michael; M Huth; J Culver; R Kaczynski; J Calabrese; D J Miklowitz Journal: Acta Psychiatr Scand Date: 2012-05-21 Impact factor: 6.392
Authors: Katrin Schuy; Simone Dors; Loni Brants; Marie Horzetzky; Gerd Willmund; Andreas Ströhle; Peter Zimmermann; Heinrich Rau; Stefan Siegel Journal: Mil Med Res Date: 2018-11-29